A New Day, I Rejoice

Steering wheels and dusted horizons

Straight lines bend, unmapped, trail off in the distance

Beneath watercolored brush strokes, I linger

Cloud swatches painted on blue skies sing hallelujah

Hallelujah, I embrace

A new day, I rejoice

Red Kites Blur

Red kites wave

Hello, goodbye

Tails trail close behind

Yesterday’s voices remain

A moment of recall

A reunion of who I am, who I was

Shifting winds distract

Focus gets lost in the clouds

As red shades blur out of sight

The tail flutters as a reminder

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Whiskey Refracting Light

Clenched stomachs send waves whispering words

Birds seek flight as last drops of whiskey takes their time to find rest

The bottom of a clear glass covered in fog, waiting for an epiphany

Yet light refracts, distorting plain sight

Questions asked and answered, both uttered to and from the same lips

A conversation between one, sometimes an argument ensues

Hoping to make peace in time for birds to return

And glasses of whiskey poured once again

Memories of a Bamboo Forest

If I listen hard enough

The sway of leaves touch my ears

Streamed sunlight falls on me without divide

A walk through a slolam of shoots

A journey of curves of my own choosing

Pause, listen, remember

A lasting moment that returns

Just in time to level the balance and continue on

Decanting Soul

At first glance

I am where I’m suppose to be

Yet inside my soul is decanting

Some drops lost in the process

Foundations of sand become tiresome

How do I stand

I’ve stayed when I know I should have left

Falling slowly, hurting, lost